Roshan Singh pens a new four-year deal with Bengaluru FC
Defender Naorem Roshan Singh signed on Wednesday a fresh four-year contract with Indian Super League side Bengaluru FC which will see the player stay at the club till 2029.
'Bengaluru, your macha is going nowhere,' Roshan said in an announcement video posted by BFC on its X account.
'Football gave me many things. A debut to remember, goals to cherish. Teammates I can call friends, fans I can call family. There were some medals and trophies along the way, too.
'But I was luckier than most, because football gave me a home away from home,' Roshan added.
Roshan, who joined the club as a teenager in 2017, progressed through the side's Reserve Team before making his Indian Super League debut in 2020.
The full-back has made 91 appearances in the Indian Super League, raking up 14 assists and two goals in the process. The 26-year-old has also appeared in two ISL finals, while also winning the Durand Cup in 2022.
In the most recent 2024-25 season, Roshan was one of only two players to appear in every single ISL fixture for the Blues; making 28 appearances in total alongside club captain Sunil Chhetri.
Following a breakthrough season in 2021-22 which included seven assists and his debut goal, Roshan was named the ISL's Emerging Player of the Year in 2022. He made his debut for the Indian National Team later that year, and has since made 12 appearances for the country.
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